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April 27. 2011
Six People Dead in Vancouver Fire
Six people w ere found dead fol children. T he identity o f the victim s
low ing a house fire in V ancouver has not been released.
early Sunday.
T he flam es w ere brought under
N earby residents said they w ere control around 2 a. m., after the house
aw oken by an explosion. T he single su ffe re d e x te n siv e d a m a g e and
story hom e w as last know n to be m uch o f the ro o f had collapsed. Fire
occupied by a large fam ily w ith six crew s discovered the bodies inside
around 4 a.m.
fe d e ral B u reau o f A lc o h o l, T o
T h e V a n c o u v e r P o lice D e p a rt b a c c o an d F ire a rm s is a lso in
m en t is th e lead in v e stig a to r o f v o lv e d .
th e fire and is cu rre n tly w o rk in g to
T he bodies w ere taken to the
d e te rm in e its o rig in . A p o lic e C lark C ounty M edical E xam iner's
sp o k e sw o m a n said th e fire is b e office w here autopsies are being
in g in v e stig a te d as a rso n . T he perform ed.
Lost Black Neighborhoods Exhibit
A re a re s id e n ts are in v ite d to
jo in a lo cal g ro u p o f p o e ts and
m e m b e rs o f the b la ck c o m m u n ity
to sh are e x p e rie n c e s an d sto rie s
o f lo st b la ck n e ig h b o rh o o d s in
P o rtla n d d u rin g a fa m ily e v en t,
F rid ay , A p ril 29 fro m 6 p.m . to 8
p.m . at L eg acy E m an u e l M ed ical
C en ter, 501 N. G raham .
T h e L ost B lack N e ig h b o rh o o d
E x h ib it w ill a lso fe a tu re h isto rical
p h o to s o f p e o p le an d life in c o m
m u n itie s d e v a sta te d by in d u stria l
d e v e lo p m e n t, u rb an re n e w a l and
flo o d w a ters; lo c a tio n s su ch as
V anport C ity, G u ild ’s Lake C ourts,
F a irv iew H o m es and A lb in a.
P a rtic ip a n ts are e n c o u ra g e d to
b rin g th e ir fa m ilie s to learn and
see how w e can m o v e fo rw a rd by
le arn in g fro m o u r p ast.
T h e e v e n t is sp o n so re d by
th e N o r t h e a s t C o a l i t i o n o f
N e ig h b o rh o o d s, C ity A fric a n -
A m e r ic a n N e tw o r k , L e g a c y
H e alth an d E m an u e l M ed ical
C en ter. F o r m o re in fo rm a tio n ,
call 503-823-4264.
Robber Hits U S Bank at Interstate/Going
P ortland Police responded to a
bank robbery last T hursday around
5 p.m . at the LJ.S. B ank branch at
N orth Interstate and G oing Street.
O fficers arrived and learned that
the suspect left on foot in an un
know n direction. T he suspect e n
tered the bank and presented a d e
m and note and obtained an undis
closed am ount o f m oney before flee
T1Week in
ing the scene.
T he suspect is described as late
30s to early 40s white m ale, 6 feet tall,
m edium build, scruffy beard, and
short brow n to dirty blonde hair
w earing dark clothing.
A n y o n e w ith in f o r m a tio n
about this suspect is urged to call
D etective Brett H aw kinson at 503-
823-1080.
NEW S E A S O N S
The Review
Must Win Situation
P ortland returns hom e T hursday for
G am e 6 in the first round playoff
series w ith D allas. The M avericks
took a 3-2 lead in the series M onday
night. If the B lazers can avoid elim i
nation w ith an victory at the Rose
G arden, the final gam e 7 in the series
w ill be played Saturday in D allas.
Fights Lockdown Prison
T he O regon State Penitentiary was
placed on L ockdow n on Sunday
after m ultiple inm ate fights, one in
volving 75 prisoners, w hich erupted
throughout the in stitu tio n ’s recre
ation building. G uards used achem i-
cal spray and fired a w arning shot to
bring the d isturbance under co n
trol. Several staffers and inm ates
received m inor injuries, and all ac
tivities and visitation w ere canceled.
Stranger Approaches Girls
Parents in northeast P ortland are on
alert after a stranger approached
tw o girls for the second tim e this
y ear on A lam eda Street. T he first
one took place in January and then
again this last Friday. W itnesses
said a m an in his 20s approached the
tw o m iddle school girls. H e is d e
scribed as H ispanic and possibly
driving a sm all w hite sedan.
Gifford to View Launch
H ouston doctors have given the go
ahead for A rizona C ongressw om an
G abrielle G iffords, w ho w as shot in
the head m ore than three-m onths
ago, to attend h er husband M ark
K e lly ’s sh u ttle la u n ch in C ape
C an av eral, Fla. K elly is the co m
m ander o f the shuttle m ission E n
d e a v o r, w h ic h is sc h e d u le d to
launch on Friday.
Royal Wedding Anticipation
W ith the rise o f social m edia around
the w orld, billions are expected to
w atch the m arriage o f Prince W ill
iam , 28, to C atherine M iddleton at
W estm in ster A bbey on Friday. In
vitations w ent out to 1,900 people to
attend the royal w edding.
Woman Kills Eugene Cop
H undreds o f Eugene residents at
tended a candlelight vigil on Satur
day for a police officer w ho was shot
and killed during a traffic stop. Officer
Chris Kilcullen chased the car down
in Springfield Friday before the driver,
56-year-old Cheryl Kidd o f Spring-
field, pointed a gun at him and fired.
Kilcullen was 43 years old, and left
behind a w ife and tw o children.
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